The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

)IONIA , IY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CLocit. There is rather less activity to-day in discount tireles, and the rates remein unchanged. . An important undertaking is the Provincial Bank ing Corporation with a capital of £2,000,000 in 40,000 shares, half to be first issued, of which 10 .000 have been: already subscribed, and the quosi Cation on the Stock Exchange to-day is 3to 4 prem. The threction is highly influential, and very remu nerative results are expected from the purchase of country establishments, and their development on the joint-stock principle. The directors do not prop ose to transact business in London. The last week's rai.way receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- 1864. 1863. Great Western 57,553 North-Western :South- Western • 22;148 21,654 Brighton 19,292 17,395 Midland South-Eastern 30,705 29,927 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire. Bristol and Exeter .......... 6,6)2 6,651 North •Eastern .................... .... 58,280 52,7 61479 Manchester, Sheffield, and Linc oln ...... 15,953 15, North British ........................ 13,123 12,220 Great South-Western of Irelan d ........ 9,586 9,280 These returns, compared with those of the same toriod of last year, show some very favourable fea tures. On the Great Western there is an increase of £3,606; the North Western, of £8,390; the South Western, of £49 4 ; the Brighton, of £1,897 ; the Midland, of £4,225 ; the South Eastern, of £778 ; the Great Northern, of £2,377 ; the Lance cashire and Yorkshire, of £5,24 0 ; the Bristol and Exeter, of £ l6l ; the N orth Eastern, of £5,501 the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £339; the North British, of £903; and the Great Southern and Western of Ireland, of £306. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Iteuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Bean were 66f. 95c. Flat. There is an increased degree of heaviness to-day in the market for the English Funds, several specu• lative sales having led t o a decline of 3 per cent. Consols therefore are 911 3 for money and the sth proximo. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 3 ; June Exchequer Bills, 9,5. to 4s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 105 1 ; and Enfaced 4 per Cents., 941 ; the Debentures, 1866, are marked 993. Foreign Stocks exhibited depression, and there is very little animation. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, 711 72; do., Clnsolides, 523 3 ; Mexican, 453 4 ; do., New, par 3 p r em. ; Greek, 241 25 ; do., Coupons , 11 3 3 ; Spanish Passive , 353 36; do., Certificates, 123 ; Portuguese, 483 ; and Confederate L oan, 58 60. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, although prices in several instances show an up ward tendency. Metropolitan and North Eastern (Berwick), have improved £1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 108. ; Midland, 10s. ; and South Eastern, ss. ; while Brighton have de clined 55.; and North Western, ss. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there is very little change. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair re quest, and generally support previous rates. The following are the current quotations for some of the principal new projects :—Provincial Bank ing Corporation, 3 to 4 prem. ; International Con tract Company, 1 3 2 3 prem.; Telegraph Construc tion, 13 11 prem.; International Land Credit, 23 prem.; Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, 1,3 2,1 prem.; North Australian Company, 1 3 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols 9lf f I Ditto Account, May 5 9 ll t per Cent. Reduced B9l , New 3 per Cent. B 9l 1 1 I New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 . . -- Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873......... Annuities, 30 yrs, expire B th J au., 1880 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1835 14 9-16 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. March. Juno. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 6 4 9 die Ditto £5OO Di t t o £lOO and £ 2OO Bank England Stk, 4 1 pe r Ct. Ditto Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ju l y , 1670 Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent.,'Oct, 1888 Do Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 941 Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ......... Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4,per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 99i die Ditto Bonds.£l, ooo ........... Ditto under £l, OOO FOREIGN FUNDS— CL OSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 Cent., 1852-58-6 0 1 Ditt per 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds Chilian6per Cent Ditto 41 p e t Cent..... ..... .... 9/ 8/ Colombian 6 per Cent e, p 6 er Dani s h 3 per Cent., 1825 . .Equador New Consolidat ed, 1 p er Cent Egyptian 7 per Cent Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1 824-5, ex-Coupons 241 Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account .................... Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway, 451 1 1 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent 14 1 New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent ...........• — Ditto Accourn,...i . , Ditto 3 per © (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 ........... Ditto Account Portuoliese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto A c count .................... . • — j Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7,'9, '60, 481 Ditto Account Ditto Scrip (186 3 ) £3O paid....... • Pca Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, R. St Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent 86 Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive ...... 35/ Ditto Account 361 Spanish Cert. of Co u p not funded Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Turkish 6 per C ent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 691 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds 721 8 Ditto 18 63 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .................. Ditto 11 per Cent .................. ,11 Dividends on the above payable in Land Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. ...- Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f ......... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gu11........ Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ........ Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Ditto Account Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f - Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 412 per Ct. Ex. 4s. THREE 0' (LOCI. Console Money Ditto Account Mrs. Macready will commence a series of her Dramatic Recitals at the Queen's Concert Room, Hanover 'quer°, on Tuesday, May 3. The series will terminate with a morning recital, on Saturday, May 28. The pro gramme will be entirely changed on each occasion, A woman named Mace, born in 1763, and now aged 101 years, is living at Gros Caillou. She is the Widow of a soldier of the Guard under Louis XVI., and who fought later at Marengo and the Pyramids. An only child was born of this marriage—a daugh ter, now a widow, aged 70. This latter does wash ing, and supports her mother. The latter still pre serves all her faculties ; her legs have, however, become weak. A COSTLY CANARY.—The Lyttellon 2 imes (Australian paper) says that, at a sale by auction there the other day, a canary bird realised the extraordinary Price of Xl7 17e- SEARE r4ARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ! Closing Business Share, RallwayE. Paid., ' , r ice. I done. 8 Si Wol., and Str. Val. iirythe and Tyne. gost.,Sleal.,andMid. l / 4 10 . Bristol and Exeter ..• • Caledonian ........ Cort and Bandon Cornwall D o Aj' A L=ets no di v Do. B tillc.p an.hasf been paid to Dublin tz Belfast Ju no. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian at GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stook 8i 9 83 E 5 118 119 Dotsdo Gt. S. ani W. of Irelaw Great Western ...... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshirt London and tilackwah Lon., Bright,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . Do Birrning. & Derby GL W. of Irelanu Do. shares Mid /teat ... _ . — Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, tz Dundeel Nth. Eastern—Berwlei . Do, G.N.E. purchast Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welchpoo, Shropshire Union South DCI , OII South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dan ,stainer, Wok.,an d Wok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 188 G Taff Yale.. .•....- I)o B Do C Mater Do ...... Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford t Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepoolllar.dlt West Midland --Oxtord Do Newport HerefordDo ei 7 35 37 16 17 10F iO6 in 421 66 76 128 i 124 135 237 1;1 in 01 93 85 65a 1101 1H (6 57 102 104 4'G 43 110 f 111 i V 8 99 54 55 114 i 115, 1304 131 100 IC2 511 62} 24i 25i 101 1011 56 67 84 90 128 131 16 2 6 P 17 79 lut 11} 121 123 E 4 66 33 85 90j 9! 103 105 s I Ea} 3 7& 91 10 8 8i g 105 17J 5 7 t 3 E p 96 93 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing 4 h are gal! way!. Paid. Price. Business dons lv L aw rcnct all 59 6 1 sk i., soraßarodag.Centln Ito 102 :(.3 ' 1(2 ( Ga. 5 per amt 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 40i liugalo and Lalt.t? Huron ali 61 10 Do. Preferanoe all 81 94 00 Bufralo,Brant,&Godric h 10, , 77 8.,, p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187• .00 Do. do. July 1,187 100 77 88 SOO Do. do. Jun, 1, lh; I 10C 77 82 at Clcutta.m.S.Eaatn.(l,ll, 100 110 st CapcTown Dock Seri; 100 92 101 stock Eastn. Bengal to. p. 100 104 105 steak East Indian. gu. p. o. 100 104 105 101 20 Do. do. U Ext l5 1 p 20 Do. do. H do. 4'ock Grand Trunk of Canada 10, 20 201 204 100 Do. Ist fret. Bonds all 72 14 100 Do. uo. deferred all 6) 453 100 Do. 2d Fret. Bonus all 62 64 :00 Do. do. deferred all 51 63 tot? Do. 3d P. ef. stook 100 Do. do. deferred.— all 40 ft 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 t 6 otoOk GLlndiaPenlu.gua.sp.c 100 103 104 lon 20 Do. New gua. 6p. a—. 12 Do. January, 1862 .. Stock Gt. South.of India (Lim uarantecd 5 per cent. 100 102 103 201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 105 1 )5 104 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. 73 with't opt. all 04 95 100 Do. 56 p. a. do. '77-8.. . all 63 65 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 fp stock Madras gur., 5 P.0. .. 100 101 102 stock D 0.44 p. o. Extension 100 95 97 stock Dc. 4A do.. • • .... IGO 1;0 9: 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Helb.Corp. 4p. o. Bnch. 100 50 Melb. & llobson's Bay. all 58 63 NO Do. 7 p.O. Hong. B(18.1 alt 80 Newßriwswick Canda, Class Aan B all 3 5 S.lll.C'da 6po Ist pt bds 100 82 t 4 stock Scinde .. • • (100 1025 1031 1016 stock Do. •Delhi ...... 1 100 10.4 io t,`o. do ( a ip st Do. flukjaubt.; ' all 101 11.,2 1016 Do. Du. •• , , 100 Stook Do. Indus.6t. Flo.) j XlOO 05 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. tsp.c.J a. aJul; - 1677-84.........100 103 105 1 03 1 4* ....- i Do. Ap. 0, Feb. Aug. 100 102 164 Do.e p. c.Mar.St Sept. 100 102 104 D 0.15. p. c. Jan.StJuly. 10C 90 82 90f I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 "Cape G.llope, p 0,1870 100 106 108 I Do.AP Oct. 1880 100 107 109 I Do. 1896 100 168 110 I Do. Jan. & July, 1891 105 110 112 :Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 iMauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 166 108 'N.B.Goy.6p.c.Ja.&Jul> 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. Oat. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5p c.,184 100 99i 1001 Du. sp. c.,1811 to 1.:76 100 99 101 - 1 Do. d0.,1888 ..tupwde 100 9 100 9 100 - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 10) 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o. I sterling, 1875 lO3 104 106 ' Queensland Gc v. 6 p. c lOO - IS. Ana G6p.c.1678..t up lOO 110 112 - Vlc.Gov. 6 p.c. Jadauly 100 - Do, jo ay.°. An.StOct.. 100 108 109 108 __—_—_— BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 f ft! Chli 1 or d Amalgamated 30 32 Devon G.Con..(Tavist ) ; 1 550 660 East Bassett(lllogan) 30 65 68 East Clogau Gold Ltd tEast Caradon ...... t 14.6 301 311 East Cant Brea 3.4.0 61 7 —E. W'llrtuesel (ravistk ) 8.9.0 31 41 - Gam.&Bl.Augyn(Gwen ; 581 7 9 ;G rent South Tolgus 17s 21 31 - ,(3. Wheal Vor(Heleton' 40 32 34 Grenville .. • 6.16.r 10 101 HerA's-Foot 8.12 68 3 tiingeton Downs 4.18.0 3 4 4 L a dy Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant 1.4 18 20 Marke Valley.. L 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim.; 41 11 95 New Setun l9l SS 95 N or th Downs 2l 11 Basset(lllo4-mi 3.1.0 , 11 21 'zorth Wheal Crofty 2.8.9 41 5 W a r Consols (St. Blaze) tov id e nee (Uny Lelnt. 10.6.7 41 43 6outliCariclon(St.Cleer 11 450 470 3. C a rn Brea (Illogan) — - .Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 40 50 'Stray Park 30.17.8 31 33 I Lamar 5i1v..14 Lead Min. - fin Cron 9 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) l4 9 10 Nr C radon (Liskeard 10 21 West Seton ... 4 75 1 205 215 Wheal Basset (Illogan 54 90 95 Wheal Buller(Redruth)l 10 35 40 Wheal Kitty (I.7.Lelant; , 2.0.8 WhealLuchott Wheal MaryAnn(Men ; 8 114 124 Wheal 3eton ......... Wh ea l Treiawney (Lis ) 7 24 2 ‘Vheal Union 3.17 21 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent„ -- Ditto qt per cent., red., 141 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, dzc., 41 per cent., 1858. 1001 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 94i Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 94 FOREIGN RAILWAYS: Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Bahia and an Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per Cent., 16 Belgian Eastern Junction,.ll Medoc, 31 Sambre and Meuse, Sk FOREIGN METES. Anglo •Brazilian Gold, limited, Yucumathattana of S. Australia, Um., 3 DOCKS. 13.14. 10 et st 60 20 t 0.16.4 12.1 0 St. Katharine, 733 BANKS. Alliance (Um.). 65 Ditto, new, 55 Anglo Austrian, 71 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 English and Irish, lim., European Bank, lim. 136 I m perial Bank Ulm.), 43 Imperial Ottoman; 211, Land Mortgage Bank of India, Lim, 81 London Joint Stock, 48 London and Northern, lira., 236 London and 11 estmineter, 94 36 Merchant Bank, line , 22 Mercantile and Exchange. Um., Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 14 Mexican, Urn., National Provincial of England. 1 55 ficinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lira., 11 iO/ MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Um., 3} I Ceylon Company, Ili Commercial Union, Insurance, 71 Credit 31,1)111i r, 9 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 10 9f G e neral Steam Navigation, 27 Hudson's Bay, 20 Imerial Financial, lim., Intep rnat i on al Financial society, Urn., 12 Italian irri,rait on (Canal Cavour, , , 76 Joint Stock"Discount,:iim., 71 London Financial Association, Um, Ditto, new, 161 Mercantile Credit Association, 10 N a ti on al Di., cou nt Company, 1ini.,614 I ns urance, lim., q 5 uniTDeirtsiaoi, leaWri enel, THE LARGEST BLOCK CF GRANITE EVER CUT IN CORNWALL, weighing more than 40 tons, was drawn by 50 horses o the Penrghu railway station on Wednesday, and is intended for Conveyance to Strathfieldsaye, where it will form portion of a monument to be erected to the memory of the late Doke of Wellington by the present Duke, noi 11 ME SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, -APRIL 28, J 864. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE, TIIIS DAY. 4.- BELFAST IMPROVEMENT (No. 2) BILL. A scene of the utmost excitement, one altogether without precedent, occurred this morning in the committee-room No. 8, of the House of Parliament, in which the Belfast Improvement Bill was being considered. For the last fort night the subject has been in progress, Mr. Johns being the solicitor for the promoters and Mr. Ray for the ratepayers. Some questi , ns arose yesterday relative to a list of witnesses being furnished, and this having been complied with, Mr. Ray was asked to h mid in a list cf the witnesses he pro- posal to examine. Mr. RAY said his list would contain more than 100 wit nesses, :Lut the did not bind himself to call the whole; if he could not defeat the bill without going through the entire lot, he should do so. The CHAIRMAN ordered the committee room to be cleared, as they would not hear Mr. Ray further, his manner being highly discourteous. Mr. RAY was about to proceA with his examination, when The CHAIRMAN of the committee informed him they had come to their decision, and that was that he should leave the room. Mr, RAT then said it was his decision to remain in spite of tho committee; and, further, that nothing should make him submit to it. I 'Upon this Mr. Gaskill, the chairnAan, ordered the officers of the house to be sent for, in order that Mr. Ray might be taken from the room, and in a few minutes four or five policemen made their appearance, when, with the loudest protestations against the illegality of his arrest, Mr. Ray threw himself on the ground and resisted his expulsion in the most determined manner. The efforts of the police were for some time quite useless, as Mr. Ray had succeeded in grasping the barriers of the room, and all attempts to make him loose his hold were use less. The constables continued pulling, while Mr. Ray, in the most excited manner, violently exclaimed against all capture except by the sergeant-at •arms. Eventually a moat determined effort was made by the constables, and, with the utmost difficulty, and despite the most determined struggling, the offender was dragged frem the room. The committee immediately adjourned until to-morrow. The greatest confusion was created in the lobby of the house by such an uproarious proceeding, and it was some time before the usual quiet of the place was restored in consequence of the obstruction occasioned by the groups of idlers who kept assembling in small parties to relate the occurrence to every cnquirer. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, -- COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Black Lure, Mellor, and awe. GLOVER V. BUSSON AND OTHERS. Mr Bovill, Q.C., moved for a rule calling the plaintiff, Sergeant Glover, to show cause why the writ of summons, the copy and service there , f, and all proceedings should not be set aside on the ground that such writ of summons did not come within the meaning of the Common Law Pro cedure Act of 1852, and that the plaintiff should pay all costs of the application. The action is brought by the plaintiff against the defendants, Julien Henri Busson and Fanny his wife, Colas de la Moire and Morie de la Moire his wife, the female defendants being the daughters of the late M. Billault, Minister of France, and the alleged cause of action being for services rendered by him under con tract with the Comte Persigny, the then French Minister in this country, and M. Billault, to write and publish cer tain articles in a newspaper of which he (the plaintiff) was then proprietor (the Morning Chronicle), and the ground of the application was that the defendants were not the executors of the late M. Billault, that they possessed no assets belonging to his estate in England, and that no contract was ever entered into in this country between the plaintiff and the late deceased gentle • man ; that the defendants, being French subjects, could not be sued under any alleged contract between the plaintiff and M. Billault. The learned counsel, in sup port of his application, cited several cases to show that the contract must have arisen in this country to enable the plaintiff to issue a writ under the Common Law Procedure Act. The case has been several times before Mr. Justice Crompton and Mr. Justice Mellor at Chambers, the first application being made in January last, and from time to time adjourned, at the request of the plaintiff until the first week in March when Mr. Justice Mellor refused to come to this court. The Lord Chief Justice with other judges concurred that there ought, upon the authority of the cases cited, to be a rule to set aside the writ and all proceedings thereon. Rule nisi accordingly. COURT OF DIVORCE. :Before the Judge- Ordinary, Baron Channel], and Justice, Keating,) FITZGERALD V. FITZGERALD. In the first instance an application was made to the court by the wife for dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty and adultery by her husband, Major Fitzgerald. the trial lasted considuable time, but resulted in the refusal of the learned judge to grant the decree, as the jury found for the respondent on both the issues. An application was afterwards made to the judge-ordinary for a rule for a now trial, which he refused, and the case now name before the court as an appeal from that decision. Sir F. Kelly, who appeared for the appellant, said he founded his application for a new trial on the ground that the finding of the jury was against the evidence, and that new and material evidence had been found, &c. The argu ment of the learned counsel, which commenced yesterday, was resumed this morning- The Court refused the application. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 39s 7d; barley, 31s ; oats, 198 9d; rye, 298 Od ; beans, 32s 74; and peas, 32s Id. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES.—Wheat, 39s Ild ; barley, 31s Od ; oats, 19s 2d ; rye, 29e Id ; beans, 32s 8d; peas, 32s 7d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 101,654; barley, 31,617; oats, 9,200; rye, 35; beans, 4,959; peas, 750 quarters, ROLICE INTELLIGENCE—nis Day. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. CUUELTY TO HOUSES.—Joseph Hudson, general dealer, of 14, Bromwell-read, Clapham, was charged at the instance of Mr William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cr uelty to Animals, with cruelly ill-treat ing and torturing a horse by working it in an unfit state. George Smith, one of the officers of the society, said that while in Charles-street, Berkeley square, in company with another officer of the society, he saw the defendant driving a horse attached to a cart laden with grease tubs. The horse was lame in one of its forelegs, which was so bent over that every step it took it dragged on the ground, and the poor asimal seemA in great agony, and several of the passers by cried ''shame" on seeing its condition. On speaking to the defendant about the horse he said that he had brought it from Clapham, and that he wonld not have brought it out, but that they were pressed for horses. The defendant said that he had worked the horse in the same condition for sewn years. Smith said that could not be true, as some of the society's officers must have seen it. The magistrate said it was a shameful and disgusting thing to work a horse in such a state, and fined the defend ant 405., or a month's irnpritonment in de;ault. Francis 'fatten, a farmer at Hendon, attended to answer the complaint of Mr. William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of causing or procuring to be cruelly ill-treated or tortured, ono of his horses. Mr. Love said a boy was charged at this court a few days ago with cruelty to the horse in working it while in an unfit condition, and the case was then adjourned that the owner might be proceeded against for sending the horse out while unlit for work. Smith, one of the society's officers, proved seeing the defendant's b.,3 , driving two horses attached to a wash cart —a heavy vehicle. He stopped the horses, and under the saddle of one of them he found a large wound. There was a sack under the saddle, which was pressed into the wound and saturated with the discharge. He asked the boy who the horse belonged to, and he said to Mr Hatton, flamer, at Hendon, and that he was going to a distillery at Pimlico for 150 gallons of wash. The boy also stated that his brother put the saddle on the horse. He then took the boy into custody, and had since seen Mr Hatton, who admitted the horse was his, but it had fallen down and hurt its back. It was a poor old horse, and very small. Young, another officer of the society, corroborated, and said the wound was three inches long. The defendant was fined 108 and costs, and the boy was discharged. A RETURNED CONVICT AT WORK AGAIN.—Eliza M'Donald and Joseph Grives, said to be husband and wife, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a watch valued at £5 and some money from the person of Mr. Adam M‘Kinlay, civil engineer, 34, Charles-street, St. John's wood, Robert Morrell, 135 E, said—This morning, about half past one, I was at the corner of John-street and Goodge street when I saw the female by the side of a man who was lying on the ground. As soon as I want up the female tried to get away, but thinking there was something wrong I detained her, and then asked the man whether ho had lost anything, and the man, who was very drunk, said " Watch, watch." Some men then got round me, and I told them to stand back, but the male prisoner persisted in getting close up, and I saw the female pass a watch to :he male prisoner, but the lat;er, no doubt finding he was observed, dropped the watch isimacliately. Mr Knox—ls the man who Was drunk here. Merrell—ll° is. The male prisoner then got away, but the watch was picked up and given to me. I then took the female and the drunken man to the station, and gave information, and afterwards the male prisoner was taken into custody. On the female being searched at the station a sovereign was found in her hand, and some silver in her pocket. On the way to the station she said that it I let her go she would put two or three good cases into my hand. Win. Tooley, 169 E—From information I received from Morrell, I went into George-street, near the station, and saw the male prisoner coming towards me. As soon as he saw me he turned round and set to running. Alter a sharp chase, I stopped him, when he said, " I am innocent this time—l was not with the woman." I then tc,ok him to the station. Adam M`Kinlay, of 34, Charles-street, St, John'P-wood —The watch is my property. I had it safe last night, but don't recollect anything more about it, or whether 1 fell down. I also had a sovereign and some silver in my pos • session. Sergeant Shore, 11 F—l believe the female is the male prisoner's wife. Ile is a returned transport, having been sentenced to seven years' punishment, A female with whom the prisoner has also lived is now undergoing fifteen months' imprisonment. Bath prisoners have also been in prison for unlawful possession of a watch. Mr. Knox committed both the prisoners for trial. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market was only moderate. Good and prime breeds commanded a steady sale, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs, the best Soots having realised is per Blbs, but inferior stock ruled inactive at late rates. Sheep, the show of which was by no means extensive, were very firm, at 2d per 81bs more money. Downs, in the wool. sold at 6s 2d ; out of the wool, as per Sibs. The inquiry for lambs was inactive, at from 6s 4d to 7s 8d per Sibs. There was a fair supply in the pew. Calves moved t.ff slowly, at a decline of 2d per Sibs. The top figure was as 4d. Pigs and mulch cows were heavy, at late rate. Per Blbs.to s link the offal. a. d. a. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, etc. 4 10 5 2 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 6 Second quality do. 4 10 5 4 Lambs.. .. Suckling calves, 16s to 23s 20s to 25a each. TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts Cows l2O Sheep and lambs 6,620 Calves Pigs. 270 e, cl. e. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 6 5 10 Prao.S'thdowndo.6 0 6 2 Largo erse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers ..., 4 2 4 6 s 4d to 7s Bd. ; and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN B.TJFFLY. Beasts 322 Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NBWOATII AND LEADBNILALL.—These markets are less extensively supplied with meat, and the demand is firmer, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 45 4d; mutton, 3. 10d to 55 Od ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7e 4d; veal, 4s Od to 45 Sd ; and pork, 30 4d to 45 8d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 27.—Our market was m3derately with stock, and the trade, generally, ruled steady, as follows : Beet, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d; mutton, 3e 10d to 6s Od ; lam°, 6s 4d to 7s 4d; veal, 4s 61 to 53 4d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 27.—Prime stook changed hands steadily, otherwise the trade generally was heavy, at our quotations :—Beaf, from 3e 4d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 35 8d to 65 Od ; lamb, 60 8d to is 6d ; veal, 45 6d to os 4d ; and pork, 35 8d to 4s 6d per 81b5; suckling calves, 14e to 21s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 265; and milch cows, £l6 to XlB 105 each. lIAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 08 to £4 158 Od ; clover, £4 Os to lb 153 Od ; and straw, £1 43 to 11 153 For Load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND...—Metviow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lbe Od ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 15s per load. Supply moderate. WHITECHATEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover £4 Os to £5 lbs Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 Ms per load, Trade steady. THE PITMEN'S STRIKE IN THE NORTH; As there is no prospect of the strike on Seghilt Colliery, in Northumberland, being speedily terminated, the men hav ing last week declined the arbitration of Mr Potter, a neighbouring colliery owner, the Messrs. Laycock, the owner of the colliery, evicted some of the families of the men on strike on Monday, and it is probable that the owners will proeeed to take possession of more of the cottages shortly. H.R.H. THE DUC D'AIIMALE has consented to preside at the annual festival of the National Orphan Home, Ham-cumnion, Richmond, Surrey, which takes place at the Star and Garter, 11.ichniond, on the 28th of May, WESTMINSTER. CURIOUS CASE OF BIOAMY.—A very respectable-look ing middle aged man, named.lienry Gayton, was charged with bigamy under very curious circumstances. Both wives were present; the first is an ordinary-looking middle aged person, the second, a showy-looking young woman, about 22 or 23 years of age. George Thomas Collingbourne sworn—l am a cheese monger at 13, Grafton-street, Soho. I was present at the marriage of the prisoner with his fist wife. Her name was Jane Froud. The marriage took place on the 25th of Dec., 1855, at St. James's, in the Euston-road. The second wife now stood forward and said—My name is Louisa Pearson. I am single. I believe I have been married to the prisoner. He is my husband. I was mar ried to him on the 6th of last February at St. Michael's place, Eaton-square. Mr. Smith, for the prisoner —How were you married, by banns or license ? Witness—By license. Mr. Smith—You know ho was already married when you married him. Second Wife—l understood so. Mr. Smith—How ? • Second Wife—l heard it from his friends, several of whom told mo be was married ; but I did not know it as a certainty from them. Mr. Smith—The prisoner made a communication to you himself before he was married. Second Wife—Yes—he said I had heard what he was, and I sail I had, and had asked him if his wife was living, and he said she was. Mr. Selfe—Aud you married him after that? Second Wife—l did. Mr. Smith—You do not prosecute in this case? Second Wife—l do not. Mr. Selfe—ls there evidence of the first wife being alive at the time of the second marriage ? Mr. Lewis (wbo attended for the prosecution)—She is now here. It is at her instigation the prisoner is given into custody and now prosecuted. Sergeant Muddy, 2 B—l took the prisoner into custody last night, and told him the charg e was bigamy. He ad mitted it. He said an agreement had been drawn up be tween himself and first wife to separate, and he intended to have got a divorce. Mr. Smith—The prisoner settled some property upon his first wife and they separated ; and the second wife cannot told her he was married. She has no complaint to make again s t him. complain of any deception, for he Prisoner was remanded. THANIEs. Mr. Partridge disposed of the four night charges this morning in a few minutes, There were two from the K division and two from the II division. Mr. Partridge asked Inspector Holloway, of the II division, how he accounted for the quiet state of the district. There was only one charge from the H division yesterday, and very few from the K division. The Inspector replied there were but few ships nd no many t sailors in the port. Another reason of cr ime rime in the II division was the removal of a great part of llosemary-lane, and the u fpo l at e l y , r di mi nution dispersion of the people to other quarters, in con sequence of the construction of the new extension rail way from the Blackwall line to the London Dock. Margaret Tulley and Eleanor Sweeney, two hard drink ing Irishwomen, were charged with stealing a pint pot from the Blue Anchor public house, No. 5, Cable-street, St. George-in-the-East. The prisoners were found in the Shovel public house, intoxicated. Sweeny dropped the pot from her person. The other'prisoner said she picked it up in the " Shovel," that she gave it to the waiter, who would not receive it, and then handed it to Mrs. Tulley;_ Mr. Partridge sentenced the prisoners to 21 days' im prisonment and hard labour. The magistrate then proceeded with the hearing of the summonses, 24 in number, which are likely to occupy hi m for the remainder of the day. There are also several re mands. A now contemporary, The Owl, announces that it is intended to cou , er the Garter on the Marquis of Alice bury, and that the House of Lords is about to receive au accession in the person of Lord Ookham, who has vindi cated before the Peers his right to be considered the lawful inheritor of thy; Barony of Wentworth. GARIBALDI AND MAzznit.—ln regard to the _Record's assertion yesterday, that Garibaldi never used the words in which he is said at a festive meeting to have called Mazzini his "friend and teacher," it will be sufficient to remark that, in respect to the occasion referred to (the luncheon given to Garibaldi on the 17th inst., at 'feddington, by M. Ilerzm), in the last number of M. Herzen's own journal, La Gloche, we find the speech of the General reported verbatim in the original French. The followingis the passage in question:—" Quand j'6tais jeune et que je n'avais quo des aspirations, j'ai eherche un homme qui pflt me conseiller et guider mes jeunes annexe; je l'ai cherchCi comma l'homme qui a coif cherche Peen. Cet homme, je l'ai trouvCi ; lui seul a conserve le feu sacra. lui seul veitlait quand tout le monde dormait. Il est toujours rest 6, mon mei, plein d'amour pour son pays, plain do deveuement p la cause de la liberte. Cat houture, c'est mon ami Joseph Mazzini, A mon maitre 1" SHIPPING--THIS DAY •••- LoNnoN, April 28.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly ; moderate breeze and line weather, but rather cloudy. CLYDE, April 27.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—City of Too , chow, for Bombay. NEWPORT, April 27.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Margare Falconer, for St. Thomas, OFF FALMOITTII, April 2.6.—Wind E.—Arrived—Talbot from Calcutta. SWANSEA, AIAil 27.—Wind E,— Sailed—Northurnbcr , land, for Singapore. CARDIFF, April 27,—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Conrad, for Rio Janeiro. OFF KissAL, April 2 G.—Arrived—Belniont, from Cal cutta for Liverpool. 13Y ELECTRIC TEUGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Argyll, steamer, from Carentan; Havre, steamer, from Havro. Sailed—Henry, fer Archangel. SECOND EDITION. bUisi OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. ELEcrni.: 'TELEGRAPH. NEWMARKET RACES.—Tms DAY. The One Thousand, 'IOMATO BREEZE . 2 10:11 'f00l Fifteen ran. Won by two lengths; three-quarters of a length between second and third. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Clairvoyante Evelin% .. Coimbra Four ran. 100 PLATE. Vivid 1 Wingrave Bathilde 4t a Nine ran. lIANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Antoinette Beadle Nine ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. TILE DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken) YORK SPRING MEETING—MAY 10. Weights for the Lendesboreugli Cup, value 100 sous in specie, added to a handicap stakes of 5 sove each. T.Y.C. 1 Age st lb Venison ' Sauterelle .. Count Cavour Light 3 6 9 Loafer Cutaway Birkenhead Waterloo Vanessa 3 6 4 Oceola 1 CUDLIC de Lion Windham 3 6 2 War Dance Baktchi Serai Jeremy Diddler Carolus Wangle Eye 3 6 12 Changeable Wheldrake Ess Bouquet 3 5 7 Aze at lb Hesper Neophyte ... a 8 10 Gemma 5 8 8 Walloon Reindeer Borealis . 4 8 6 Old Orange Girl .. 4 8 0 Cerintha Atchytnist 4 7 1U Miss Armstrong Newmarket Newchurch Flying Fish .. 4 7 6 Soapstone 4 7 4 i Amelia Unfashionable Beauty Adonbec Amazonian Cistercian East Lancashire MAN - CIIEST a MEETING. 11Y MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND Thursday 11forning. Arrived, April 27—Su r p r i se , from Guernsey—Clarendon, from Harlingen. Arrived, April 28—Roman, from Dantsic—Emily. from Landscona—John Gray, from Faro—SEcret, from Oeker ham—Three Sisters, from Horsens—Anna Helena, from Portu Rico, Sailed, April 28—Tomora, steamer, for Memel—Seine e Tamise, ateamer, for Paria—Seine,steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Frederick, from Sutherland, for Barcelona— Sabina, from Dundee, for Shanghai—Ocean Land, screw steamer, from the west, for the north. . _ Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Very firm. Sales, about 10,000 bales. Imports, 5,293 bales; Previously, 12,669, The Imperial Court of France has just heard an appeal fram a judgment of the Civil Tribunal in an action brought by M. Reutlinger, a photographer, against M. Millaud, Director of the Societe Im mobiliere, under the following circumstances. For some years past, Rutlinger has occupied an apartment in the Maison Frascati, at the corner of the Rue Richelieu and the Boulevard Mont martre, belonging to the Societe Immobiliere, the director of which in the lease to M. Reut linger engaged that no part of the house should be let to any other photographer. Part of the entresol of the house was then occupied by M. de Villemessant as offices for his journal, the Figaro, but was subsequently sublet by him to a hairdresser named Lcspes, who allowed a photo grapher named Carjat to exhibit his productions in ,he vestibule or the apartment, the door of which was always left open ho that the photographs could be seen oy every person who went upstairs. Rentlinger considered- this an in. fringement of the rights conferred by his lease, and commenced proceedings against M. Millaud, to compel him to put an end to the competition on the part of his other tenants. When the case was heard, Villemessant and Lespl3 maintained that they had a right to or. narnent the interior of their apartment in any way they pleased, and that the plaintiff's lease only forbade the exhibition of photographs on the outer walls. The Tribunal, however, considered that the conduct of the defendants interfered with Rout- linger's righte, and condemned Milian(' to pay him 600 fr damages and 20fr per day so long as the pho- tographa should be exhibited on the entresol. Ville messant and Lespes were also condemned to in demnify Millaud, Against that judgment, the defendants now appealed, but the Court, after hearing council, confirmed the former decision, and ordered the appellants to pay all costs, The Civil Tribunal has just tried a case brought by a M. Lesseray, a hairdresser, against M. Thabeuf, a master carpenter, to recover damages laid at 30,0001. for personal injury received through the negligence of workmen employed by the latter. In August last M. Thabeuf was engaged in fitting up a shop in the Rue GronelleSt. Ilonote, and contracted with a man named Vidal for laying the boarded floor. While executing this work, a man named Bellanger, employed by the latter, imprudently placed a great quantity of boards against the planks tem porarily closing the shop front towards the street. The planks gave way under the weight, and the boards fell into the street on M. Lesseray, the plaintiff, passing at the moment, and injured him severely, by breaking two ribs and causing a rupture of the abdominal muscles. In December last, Bellanger, Vidal, and Tha houf were tried by the Tribunal of Correctional Police for the accident thus caused, and Bel langor was sentenced to a fortnight's imprison ment, and his employer, Vidal, declared respon sible for the law costs and civil damages. The Tribunal dismissed the charge against Thabeuf, on the ground that Bellanger was not his ser vant, but Vidal's, On that occasion, M. Les seray did not advance his claims, but ho now sued Thabeuf before the Civil Tribunal for 30,000 fr. damages. It was proved by medical certificates that the plaintiff will be crippled for life by the effects of the accident, and will always be obliged to wear an abdominal truss. The counsel for the defendant argued that his client was not liable, since he had no controul over Bellanger, who was Vidal's workman, On the other hand, it was maintained that Vidal was not a responsible person—that he was only a workman himself, but occasionally contracted for email jobs, in which he employed others to assist him, and that Thabeuf, who supplied the materials, was the only really responsible person. The Tribunal took this view of the case, and condemned Thabeuf to pay Lesseray 20,000 f. damages with all costs of suits. A police-agent, named Moricard, yesterday killed with his sword, in the Ruo Ste.-Marguerite, a mad dog of the spaniel breed, which had already bitten several other dogs, The commissary of police of the quarter, immediately instituted an inquiry to ascertain the owners of the animals bitten, in order to take measures for preventing dangerous consequences. Several of the principal German residents in Paris have conceived the idea of founding an hospital in the French capital for their poor fel low countrymen residing there. In aid of the subscription for carrying this benevolent plan into execution a fancy fair is to be held on the 2d, 3d, and 4th May next at the Austrian Embassy in the Rne Grenelle, under the patronage of the Princess de Metternicb, Baroness de Seebacb, Countess de Bohague, Countess de Benkendoff, Countesf Cowley, Countess de Hatzfeld, and other distinguished ladies. INCREASE OF CAPITAL EMBARKED IN BANKS.- The paid-up capital of the banks which are quoted in the daily share lists amounts, in round numbers, to £26,000,000, and their present market value to £57,000,000, showing the almost incredible increase of £31,000,000 in the value of the capital embarked. THE LONDON FIRE BRIOADES.—A committee meeting of the whole of the members of the Metro• politan Board of Works was held yesterday morning at Spring-gardens, to take into consideration the correspon dence between Sir G. Grey, the fire-insurance companies, and the Metropolitan Board, relative to the support of fire brigades. The letters of Sir George Grey were to the effect that it was the wish of the Government io place the fire brigades under the control of the Metropolitan Board, and that the fire insurance companies wore willing to contribute 30 per cent. towards the cost of maintaining the establish ment, provided the total maximum to be paid by them did not exceed £lO,OOO per annum, and that the engines and appliances of the London fire brigades should be made over to the Metropolitan Board free of cost. In addition to a promised contribution from Government, it was also pro posod that a fine should be levied on all cases where chimneys, houses, and other property took fire. In cases where the parties were insured the fines would be returned to them. Tho existing cost of maintaining the London Fire Brigade in a state of efficiency was £24,000 per annum; but in con. sequence of extending the area or circuit to more distant metropolitan parishes, it was expected the annual cost would be £50,000, to meet which, after all deductions on account of Government contributions, fines, &a., a rate of a half penny in the pound would be necessary to be levied upon the parishes included in the area. After a general discus sion upon the merits of the plan, it was resolved that a letter should be written to Sir George Grey, informing him that the Board approved the scheme, provided the maximum sum of £lO,OOO to be contributed by the fire insurance corn . ponies was struck out of the proposed Government Bill, u 30 per cent. on £50,000, the contewrlated cost of maintain ing the new establishment, amour..ed to £15,000. By the amended plan it is therefore prer osed that the fire insurance companies shall ooutribute 30 t ier cent. on whatever the annual cost of maintaining the establishment shall be. The foregoing is a modification of the plan adopted at Manchester. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening. ROYAL COMMISSION. The following bills received the Royal assent by Com mission, viz.:--Consolidated Fund (X15,000,000)—Bitle of Exchange and Promissory Notes (Ireland)—Convey- Knees (Ireland) Malt for Animals— Union Relief Aid Acts Continuance Warehousing of British Spirits—Hull Docks—Llanolly Railway and Docks-- Newry and Greenmore Railway—Southwark Park— Folkstone Water—Matlock and Bath Water—Marplo New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway—Chertaey Gas— Kingston-upon-Thames Gas—Southwark and Wrexhall Water—Tunbridge Wells Water—Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway—Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway— Dover Gas—Metropolitan Meat and Poultry Market— Caine Gas—lpswich Gas—and Swansea Vale Railway. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord lhancellor, Earl St. Germans, acid the Duke of Argyll. Their Lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. REGISTRATION OF TITLES TO LAND. The Earl of LEIN STEIL preatnted a petition from the corporation of Dublin in favour of a bill to amend the law relating to the registration of titles to land. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Wrexham Water, Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail way (additional powers), London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Kemp Town Station), North Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkahire, and West Yorkshire Railway Companies, and North E astern Railway (Micklefield branch) were read a second time. The 'Herne Bay, Hampton, end Real lver Fishery, and Great Northern and Western (of Ireland) Railway Bills wero read a third time and passed. INDIA. In reply to a question from the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, Lord WO DEHOUSE said that no official information had been received from India in reference to the orders given as respects the disposal of the dead. Sir Charles Wood had received a private note from which it appeared that an order had been given, with the sanction of the Governor-General, to discontinue throwing dead bodies into. the Ganges. Arrangements had been made to burn the bodies of those whose friends were too poor to do so themselves. It would be a great sani tary improvement. He further said that no resolution had been come to to change the seat of Government from Cal cutta to the upper provinces. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18. Weights for the Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 150 sous, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 Boys each. Two miles. Age st lb Limosina Oldininster The Knave Costa Grimm( ne 5 8 5 Malikld linutsford 6 8 0 Wyunstay 6 8 0 Chatge Royal Stag 4 7 12 Fantaron Funtenoy . 4 7 10 Revolver Welcome Donne Cantle Double X Ratcatcher Trust 4 7 4 The Salford Borough Cup of 100 sous, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 soya each. One mile and a half. Age at lb Black Deer East Lancashire The Clown Lady of the Isles Cherry Hill Chilli° Canute Tooi To:)i Man Trap 3 6 4 Young Itspid Surat Dr. Bowie 3 6 2 Vauxhall Grevi110 Madcap liaratra Deerstalker Adventurer Age et lb Twilight Oldminster Despair Change Fantaron Revolver Double X Trust 4 7 3 King Charming Newchurch East Lancashire Venison 4 6 12i Age at lb The Clown Persuasion .. 3 6 5 Loafer Cherry Hill Mantrap Surat Dr. Rooke 3 6 1 Wt.itehorn 3 6 0 Llangollen 3 612 Madcap Faretra PUNISHMENT OF RAPE BILL. On the motion that the bill do pass, Lord WODEHOUSE moved an amendment to one of the clauses, the effect of which was to make the punishment of whipping those found guilty under the act discretionary with the judge, and not compulsory. After a short discussion their lordships divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority —3s The amendment was then agreed to, and the bill passed. THE REGIUS PAOFESSORSHIP OF GREEK (OXFORD) BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Bedford and Cambridge Railway, Ely, liaddenham, and Sutton Railway, Greenwich and South Eastern Docks, North Cheshire Water, Portmadoo and Beaver Pool Bridge Road, and the Scarborough Valley Bridge. ROYAL COMMISSION. Colonel CLIFFORD, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, summoned the members to the upper house to hear the Royal assent given by commission to several bills, for which see Lords report, MEDICAL OFFICERS IN INDIA. In reply to Colonel SYKES, Sir C. WOOD said that he bad received no circular from head-quarters addressed to British Army Medical °fibers in Indio., calling for volunteers for the new line corps and brigades of Royal Artillery, and he was not aware that there was any such document in existence, THE STATUE OF RICHARD COEUR DE LION In reply to Mr. HA.NX.EY, , Mr. COWPER said that the sculptor had sent in his design for the bas-reliefs for the base of the statue, and it was still under consideration. STANDARD OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mr. LOCKE asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any communications have been received by her Majesty's Government from the Astronomer Royal and Comptroller General of the Exchequer as to the urgent necessity for an adjustment and reveriflution of the Exchequer standards of weights and measures; and, it so, the date thereof : 'Whether any steph have been taken for effecting such adjustment and reverification; and if so, when the same will bo completed : 'Whether any representations have been made with a view of re laxing the law against tradesmen for small de viations in their weights and measures lutal the standards have been adjusted and reverified. And, whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to submit any bill to Parliament this session in reference to the present state of the law relating to weights and mea sures. Mr. M. GIBSON said that a communication had been received on the subject from the Astronomer Royal in 1859. Since then a report had been made by the committee ap pointed to inquire into the reverification of the nattonal standard of weights and measurer, and the subject was under consideration, but up to the present time no instructions had been issued on the subject. With regard to the last question, it was not considered advisable to introduce any bill imposing pains and penalties for infringement of the existing law. ROYAL COURT IN JERSEY. Mr. SCLATER-BOOTH asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he had any objection to produce the correspondence between himself and the Lieu tenant Governor of Jersey, relative to proposed alterations in site consti; ntion of the Royal Court in that islant?. Sit: G. G IEY replied in the negative, THE L-lIEFFIELD RESERVOIRS, &c. Mr. FERRAND asked the Secretary of State for tile Hume Department whether Mr. Rawlinson had sent in his report on the state of the Sheffield reservoirs; if so, whether he would lay it upon the table of the house ; if he haci yet sent in his report on th e B ra d f o rd reservoirs; end, if he had been engaged in inapectin any other than the Shef field and Bradford reservoirs under the authority of the Home Office. Sir G. GREY repelled in substance the statement, he hod made on a previous occasion, to the effect that Mr. Rawlinson had not yet completed his report en the subject which he was endeavouring to make as perfect as:p.ossiole. He (Sir G. Grey) could state, however, that there was no danger to he apprehended from the reservoirs at Sheffield and Bradford. IN . Mr. LIDDELL asked NEUTRALITY whether the CIIINA attention of the law officers of the Crown had been directed to the report of a recent trial before the Consular Court at Shaughae, at which a man named George White, charged as an accom plice in the capture of the Firefly steamer, was convicted and sentenced for a breach of the Hong Kong Neutrality Ordinance, N o . 1, of 1855; and further, to a statement made on J u l y 1, 1863, by the Duke of Newcastle, then Colonial Secret ary , fur the information of Earl Russell, to the effect that there is no ordinance now in force enjoin ing the observance of neutrality by h er Majesty's subj:cts between the contending parties in China; and, it so, whether that statement of the Duk e o f Newcastle was ' correct or in correct; and, if correct, whether the conviction of the said George White can be held to have been a legal conviction. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said with regard to the first question, no authentic information had been received, and therefore ho was unable to afford a n y i n f ormation as to the circumstances connected with the case referred to; and that answer would apply to the last part of the question. There was ample provision made for the prese rvat i on of neutrality on the part of British subjects in the interns' dissensions in China. CONFERENCE ON NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS. In reply to Mr. HOPWOOD, isir G. GREY, in the absence of Lord Palmerston, sa4l that the Government had no intention of proposing a confe rence on the affairs of North America, as there was no ground for any such proposal, and it was one to m hich he was quite satisfied the United States Government would not accede. THE NEW NATIONAL GAELERY. Mr. HEYGATE asked the First Commissioner of Works whether the scheme for erecting a new National Gallery at the rear of Burlington House, and which was last year stated by the First Commissioner of Works to "have been for a considerable time under the consideration of the Government," has yet been approved ; and, if not, to what national purposes it is proposed to devote the estate purchased for the nation in 1854, at a cost of £140,000, and now occupied by Burlington House and Gardens. Mr. COWPER said that the Government determined to propose an estimate for the erection of a gallery on the site in question. - THE ARMY ESTIMATES. In reply to General PEEL, The Marquis of HARI'INGTON said it would be impos sible to say the day on which the army estimates would bo brought on, but when the navy estimates wer e gone t h roug h they would then be submitted to the huts!. THE TUSCALOOSA. Mr. PEACOCKE called attention to the case of the Tuscaloosa; and to move the following resolution :—That the instructions contained in the despatch of the Duke of Newcastle to Sir P. Wodehouse, dated the 4th day of November, 1863, and which remain still unrevoked, are at variance with the principles of international law. Eyr SPEAKING.) Bank of England Return,--Tliis Evening. -----~ -- An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth Viet erg., cap. 32. fur the week ending on W e d nes d ay, the 27th day ct AprO t 16G4:— ISSUE DEPAILTAICNT. Notes issued ......X26,476,535 X16,1';'6,535' BAN _UM D Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Saving' hanks, Commis misBloners of Na- 1 tional Debt, and Dividend Ao- counts) 6.211,965 Other Deposits— 12,62436 Seven Day and other Bills 528,387 A 37,126.176 M. l April 28, Mt Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.633,90 u Gold Coin & ISulliun 11,826,535 Silver Bullion .... £26,470,535 , EPARTMENT. Government Seca- rites (including Dead WeiglitAn nuity) £11,022,267 Other Securities 19,842,303 Notes Gold and Silver 711,211 Coin 37,126, RSHA.LL, Chief Cashier. 176 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. NEWMARKET RACES —Tuts DAY. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOUS. Usher Lady Abbess 2 Five ran. MATCH —Attraction beat Coalar do Lion. no lIANDICAP PLATE. Despair 1 Jessie .. 2 Seven ran. SUICIDE FROM LONDON • BRIDG E.—Last evening Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, held an inquiry at the Lamb Tavern, Dorset-street, Ratcliffe, touching the death of John Andrews, aged 27, who was alleged to have committed suicide. It appeared from the evidence that de ceased was a butler, and had been in the service of Lord Willoughby de Ersby. On the sth inst a man answer ing his description was seen to jump over the parapet of London bridge into the river. When his body was recovered on Monday there was found in his pocket a letter from Mr. Archibald Campbell declining to employ Andrews in his establishment as he had not been under butler to Lord de Ersby, and had only been a short time in the service of a Mr. Reed. A verdict was returned " That there was no ovideneo as to how the deceased came into the Thames, wherein ho was found dead." A SISTER OF EDMUND KEAN'S.—OId Wood Was a Scotchman—a queer, dry, cynical fellow, who had seen a great deal of the world, and tasted many of its bitters. He carried about with him a huge and bulky volume of his life and adventures, which he had a great idea of publish ing, and thought that if ho could get it sent to Blackwood's Magasins, the publishers would pay him handsomely tor,it. Mrs. Wood was a sister of the great Edmund Bean's, and she spoke with much bitterness of his neglect of her when ho was in the zenith of his popularity, and fortune was showering her favours upon him. She told me one melan choly story of a period when a London engagement of some importance was offered her while performing at Rotherham. She had no money, and could not get to London without it —but she learned that the great Kean was at Sheffield, and a ray of hope dawned upon her. Poor woman I hope flat tered in vain, for, after a weary walk to Sheffield, the groat man, instead of helping her, would not even see her. Per haps at this very time ho was earning his fifty pounds a night, and his sister could not get as many shillings to carry her to an engagement that might ultimately have crowned her with fortune also, for she had the family talent, and when I saw her the remains of a good actress were still visible.—" Glimpses of Real Life, Theatrical and Bohemian." ROTTEN Row, as The " Sight of Sights" in all London,—From early morn till dewy eve the Row has a certain complement of visitors, for during certain hours of the day it is most thronged, and its frequenters feel it de rigueur to be seen there. These hours used to be is the evening, an anteprandial promenade from half-past five until seven, but some of the leaders of fashion felt that these hours were not sufficiently exclusive—that people from the City, horrible vulgarians engaged in the debasing pursuits of commerce, law, literature, or even trade, might come be tween the wind and their nobility, enjoying themselves after the day's labours were at end. This was too terrific, and must at once be rectified; so the exclusives changed the fashionable time to the two hours preceding lunch, between 12 end two, when all the low persons engaged in getting their daily bread would be confined to their counting-houses, law courts, chambers, desks, or counters, as the case might be; and this rule still continues. So thoroughly has it carried its intention that all the visitors at the " swell time" might now be denizens of the Castle of Indolence. They are all drones, amcng whom the presence of a working bee is never to be found. There you may see the best types of that great creature the British "swell "—tall, stalwart, strong-limbed, fair-haired, blue-eyed, soft-bearded, not par ticularly bright, but covering his natural pleasantness with an absurd mask of insouciance. There are lovely girls, and plain girls who almost approach to prettiness on horseback, so well are their figures set off by th e tr i m h a bi t, their faces b y the neat chimney-pot hat and becoming Search the world through, and you will find nothing like these English Amazons, so healthy, yet ao delicately formed, fearless, yet entirely modest, so bright and fresh and happy in her one healthful and natural recreation in the entire round of the season's amusements. Here they come in broad cavalcades, some eight or ten strong, escorted by hus bands and lovers, brothers and friends, the fresh summer air blowing out of them all the heat and dust and gaseous at mosphere of hot nights' crammed opera or crowded ballroom, and bringing back for the nonce the roses into their cheeks and the light into their eyes—such roses and such light as fade only too quickly under the lite they are leading, and are only renewed by a long course of continual quiet and fresh air. Ah, Mosso° I my foreign friend, these young English ladies constitute Cur crowning triumph over your Bohr I You acknowledge it, I know. Often have I seen you wag your little beard and grind your teeth in an ecstacy of de lighted animation as the cavalcade whirled by you 1 the cavalcade in such close-fitting dark-blue habits as none but Poole yet have accomplished, and in the coquetry of those chimney -pots and half-veils, which beat the wide-awakes (once tried, but proved failures) into fits ! Sometimes among these cavalcades are to be seen children on ponies —pretty little girls with their Shetland's leading-rein in cha rge o f some eteady o ld family groom ; boys, knickerbockered and gaitered, galloping along by the side of papa's far- stepping hunter—all riding fearlessly, and thoroughly at home in their saddles, as only, in Europe at least, we English people are.—Lonek.n &slay. THE DANISH MINISTER, M. QUA ADE, who represents Denmark at the Conference, has had interviews with Lord Derby, as well as . with the Government. 1